Blue Blogs: Worthy Mentions from the Liberal Blogosphere
Here are what some of the liberal blogs are posting:
: (Via ) 'ManFaces Execution for Being in Car with Killer' - A 30-year old man, KennethFoster, is set to be executed today for a murder which he not only did notcommit, but which the authorities in Texas accept was carried out by another manin 1996. The trial judge, the prosecutor, and the jury that sentenced Mr Fosterto die admit that he did not murder the victim Michael LaHood. But, under acontroversial "law of parties", in Texas an associate of a perpetratorcan be found co-responsible in a capital case. The law imposes the death penaltyon anybody involved in a crime where a murder occurred.
The murder occurred as Foster was sitting in a car some 30 metres away withthree other passengers – but prosecutors said there was a conspiracy to committhe crime and therefore he deserved a death sentence. Since Foster's originaltrial, the other passengers – none of whom was tried under the law of parties– have testified that Foster had no idea a shooting was going to take place. ...
: 'How to Really Save New Orleans' - Any discussionof rebuilding New Orleans must take into account this alarming reality: NewOrleans is
"The city will be completely surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico just 90 yearsfrom now. ... That's the projection, because we are losing land on theMississippi Delta at a rate of 25 to 30 square miles per year. That's two acresper hour that are sinking below sea level," says [Tim] Kusky, [a professorof earth sciences at St. Louis University].
That process could only be slowed, in theory, by massive restoration ofwetlands.
The geological forces that, over the centuries, created the area we now knowas New Orleans were drastically changed in the 20th century by levees along theMississippi River. These levees diverted the silt, sediment and nutrients thatcreated the Mississippi Delta out into the continental shelf. Without the steadyflow of sediment, the Mississippi Delta - including New Orleans, the wetlandsand barrier islands - will likely disappear under water by the end of thiscentury.
It's with devastating effects: ...
: 'Homeland Security Expert Asks: What could we do with$456,278,478,000?' - It’s hard to get an accurate estimate because the[cost of occupying Iraq] mounts so rapidly every minute. Can’t help wonderinghow much farther along the [Gulf Coast] rebuilding would be, how much more couldbe spent to improve public education, insure the 43 million Americans withouthealth insurance, ad nauseum. Great legacy you’re leaving, George.
National Security budget priorities. Chart from
:'Prosecution: Siegleman Obstructing Justice From His Cell' - FormerAlabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) has already been convicted of a crime, and he andhis co-defendant are in jail pending an appeal of their convictions. Butaccording to a prosecutor on the case, Siegelman's efforts at getting hisconviction overturned have crossed the line into obstruction of justice.
Speaking during a hearing for former Siegelman aideNick Bailey, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Feaga said Siegelman and Scrushy hadbeen doing things from behind bars to "manipulate events" - acts thatcould be considered a crime.
:'UPDATED: Carlson claimed that after incident in a publicbathroom, he assaulted the man who "bothered" him' - On the August28 edition of MSBNC Live, hosted by MSNBC general manager Dan Abrams,Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's Tucker, asserted, "Having sex in apublic men's room is outrageous. It's also really common. I've been bothered inmen's rooms." Carlson continued, "I've been bothered in GeorgetownPark," in Washington, D.C., "when I was in high school." WhenAbrams asked how Carlson responded to being "bothered," Carlsonasserted, "I went back with someone I knew and grabbed the guy by the --you know, and grabbed him, and ... hit him against the stall with his head,actually." ...With VIDEO
My Comment: I'd like to know Carlson's definition of"bothered", is it "coming on to you", or "grabbingyou" ? In my opinion, if you assault someone for "hitting" onyou, that's just "bashing"
: 'White House Preparing Strategy To 'Water Down' PessimisticReports From Iraq' - The Washington Post reports that a draft versionof the Government Accountability Office’s upcoming report on Iraq will delivera “strikingly negative†assessment of the situation in Iraq. The reportcontradicts the administration’s claim that sectarian violence is decreasing,stating that “the number of attacks against Iraqi civilians remainsunchanged.â€
The leaked draft version of the report was sent to the Post by an individualwho was concerned the White House may try to “water down†its conclusions.The concern comes on the heels of a report that Gen. David Petraeus“softened†the judgments of the recent National Intelligence Assessment onIraq and comments by Rep. Tom Davis that the White House would probably“tweak†the “Petraeus report.†The Post explains: ...
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